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Kevin Nealon, veteran comedian, animal advocate, YouTube hiker

Duncan — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:12:04 +0000

Kevin Nealon–the veteran comedian, longtime animal advocate, former “Saturday Night Live” star (amidst a long list of TV and film credits), and host of the YouTube series, “Hiking with Kevin”—explains why his animal advocacy and championing of certain animal welfare organizations has receded in recent years. He clarifies that his objection to the animal abuse […]

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pattrice jones, co-founder of VINE Sanctuary

Duncan — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 04:00:15 +0000

pattrice jones–co-founder of VINE Sanctuary, sprawling across 100 acres in Springfield, Vermont, and a self-described “LGBTQ-led farmed animal sanctuary”—spontaneously describes instances of talking animals’ activity by resident roosters that very morning. jones explains rooster’s crowing goes far beyond the stereotypical heralding thatff morning has broken, citing, for example, one cry that alerts fellow roosters to […]

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Renee King-Sonnen, founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary

Duncan — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 04:00:28 +0000

Renee King-Sonnen—the founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, the former beef cattle ranch that under her direction (insistence, really, after going vegan) became a farm sanctuary—reflects on being an inveterate animal lover, to the extent that she recalls, as a kid, holding funeral ceremonies for dirt daubers. In response to the observation that she appears to […]

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Ronnie Graves, whose company creates custom prosthetic limbs for animals

Duncan — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 05:00:36 +0000

Ronnie Graves—owner of Veterinary Inclusive Prosthetics And Orthotics, in Bushnell, Florida, which, for more than 20 years, has created custom prosthetic limbs for animals suffering from injuries, illnesses, or birth defects—recounts how he got started in the business of working on those sorts of devices for human clients. An amputee himself, Graves mentions he was […]

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Avalon Theisen, 14-year-old environmentalist, animal advocate and educator

Duncan — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 04:00:22 +0000

Avalon Theisen—the 14-year-old Tampa environmentalist, animal advocate, and founder of Conserve It Forward—describes what Conserve It Forward is and does, and what prompted her to launch it 2010 (at age nine). She explains how the organization has evolved, including adding an element that reflects her growing interest in “a plant-based lifestyle,” noting that she’s working […]

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Gene Baur, co-founder of Farm Sanctuary

Duncan — Wed, 13 May 2015 04:00:51 +0000

Gene Baur—co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, and author of “Living The Farm Sanctuary Life: The Ultimate Guide To Eating Mindfully, Living Longer and Feeling Better Every Day”—provides an overview of Farm Sanctuary since he helped launch it in 1986 and its current mission, sort of Farm Sanctuary 101. Baur addresses the conversations he and co-author […]

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Liz Marshall, Director of “The Ghosts In Our Machine”

Duncan — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 05:00:11 +0000

Liz Marshall—an award-winning filmmaker whose latest project is directing the acclaimed documentary “The Ghosts In Our Machine,” which chiefly examines the work and life of photographer Jo-Anne McArthur—discusses the meaning behind the film’s titular ghosts. She also explains the rationale behind making a full-length documentary about McArthur as she photographs an array of abused and […]

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Kevin Nealon, comedian-actor-animal advocate

Duncan — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:00:57 +0000

Kevin Nealon–the comedian, actor and longtime animal advocate who stars as pot-loving accountant Doug Wilson in the Showtime series “Weeds,” and earlier in his career, enjoyed nearly a decade stint on “Saturday Night Live”–discusses starting to shoot the eighth and what may be the final season of “Weeds,” and why the series may have been […]

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